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19 quotes by Michael Ovitz

Michael S. Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as President of the Walt Disney Company from October 1995 to January 1997.
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I'm not good at being static. I have to be climbing a mountain.

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The human condition is not perfect. We are not perfect specimens, any of us. We're not robots.

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A lot of drive is innate, self-perpetuated, reinforced energy. As a kid, I could always sell anything I could get my hands on - from newspapers to... →

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Football is the No. 1 sport in America.

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Hollywood is a small, familial place. Everyone does business with everybody else. The same complications occur in investment banking.

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I believe sometimes I make some mistakes. And I don't think they are life-threatening mistakes.

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The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.

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The unknown is always interesting.

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When I get on a plane, I don't want a laid-back pilot. I want a pilot who is a control freak, who is paying attention to every single detail of... →

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I must say that in my early years, I was incredibly aggressive. I was working as hard as I could to build a business, to try to dominate a business.... →

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I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's... →

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I learned my first lesson at the Walt Disney Company about not being able to trust my associates.

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I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company.

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